Hello all! 
 I am just now dipping into the real estate investment world after facing the possibility of having to retire due to injury as a Paramedic/Firefighter. I don't have any experience in real estate other the...

I'm a few hours south west of you, but there are others that will likely reach out to you closer to NoVA.

NoVA is a hot and expensive market.

My wife and I recently bought our first income property in Halifax Nova Scotia (a less expensive market and my hometown). 

Not only that, the townhouse was an older one (built in the 60's) and so, any time I had to repair something, not only did I have the prohibitive NoVa cost to do so, I also had to "bring it up to code".

I am interested in investing in some properties in the NoVa area (specifically Stafford or Arlington but open to anywhere in the region I can be successful).

They have a full online option and in class courses all over the NOVA region.  

Despite the rhetoric, there are no socialist parties in Canada ... save perhaps the communist party if it still exists.The landlord tenancy law in Alberta is more balanced than in Ontario (which vies with Nova Scotia for the most Tenant Friendly status ...

I thought, nobody could be that stupid.I was just out walking the shore of Nova Scotia here and walked past a used car dealership.

In our limited experience in Manitoba (inherited property), the tenancy act is more balanced than in provinces such as Ontario and Nova Scotia.A few things to note in particular:In Manitoba leases do not necessarily renew or convert to a periodic monthly lease on termination of lease period.